A former campaign manager for President Donald Trump has created a stir by dismissing a story about a girl with Down syndrome with a sarcastic “Womp, womp.”Corey Lewandowski appeared Tuesday on Fox News Channel to discuss Trump’s hard-line immigration policy, which has led to the practice of taking migrant children from parents charged with entering the country illegally.Earlier Tuesday, a Mexican official said one of those children was a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome.When another Fox panelist mentioned that story, Lewandowski responded with “Womp, womp." The comment sparked intense outrage. The panelist who mentioned the story quickly asked, "Did you just say 'womp, womp'?...How dare you. How dare you sir!"Lewandowski defended himself in a Wednesday morning tweet."Lots of Fake News today. I mocked a liberal who attempted to politicize children as opposed to discussing the real issue which is fixing a broken immigration system. It’s offenseive that the MSM doesn’t want to talk about the fact these policies were started under Obama," he wrote. U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a statement regarding the child with Down syndrome. Officials explained that the child was separated from her mother as the result of a smuggling attempt. The mother is not being prosecuted, but is being held as a material witness to support the prosecution of the smuggler. "U.S. Customs and Border Protection with the Department of Justice are working to reunite the mother with her children as soon as possible," the statement reads.

A former campaign manager for President Donald Trump has created a stir by dismissing a story about a girl with Down syndrome with a sarcastic “Womp, womp.”

Corey Lewandowski appeared Tuesday on Fox News Channel to discuss Trump’s hard-line immigration policy, which has led to the practice of taking migrant children from parents charged with entering the country illegally.

"Lots of Fake News today. I mocked a liberal who attempted to politicize children as opposed to discussing the real issue which is fixing a broken immigration system. It’s offenseive that the MSM doesn’t want to talk about the fact these policies were started under Obama," he wrote.

Lots of Fake News today. I mocked a liberal who attempted to politicize children as opposed to discussing the real issue which is fixing a broken immigration system. It’s offenseive that the MSM doesn’t want to talk about the fact these policies were started under Obama.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a statement regarding the child with Down syndrome. Officials explained that the child was separated from her mother as the result of a smuggling attempt. The mother is not being prosecuted, but is being held as a material witness to support the prosecution of the smuggler.

"U.S. Customs and Border Protection with the Department of Justice are working to reunite the mother with her children as soon as possible," the statement reads.